Şevkefza Sultan (12 December 1820 – 17 September 1889; meaning "who cheers up"; Ottoman Turkish: شوق افزا سلطان) was the fourth wife of Sultan Abdülmecid I. She held the position of Valide Sultan from 30 May 1876 to 31 August 1876, when her son Şehzade Murad Efendi ascended the throne as Murad V. She was of Circassian origin.
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12 December 1820 Poti, Mingrelia, Georgia
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Died |
17 September 1889 (aged 68)
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Zodiac | Sagittarius |
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